Rising mortgage costs to drive down house prices, Halifax warns – business live | Business

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The UK housing market is slowing, and the crisis caused by the government’s mini-budget will make it worse.

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That’s the verdict from Halifax this morning. It reports that the average house prices dipped in September, by 0.1%, leaving the average property now costing £293,835.

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The annual house price inflation rate slowed for the third month in a row, to 9.9% from 11.4%, the lowest rate since January.

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Kim Kinnaird, director at Halifax Mortgages, reports that house prices have been largely flat since June, as the markets entered “a more sustained period of slower growth”.

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Kinnaird warns that house prices will come under heavier downward pressure in the months ahead, from rising borrowing costs and the cost of living crisis:

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While stamp duty cuts, the short supply of homes for sale and a strong labour market all support house prices, the prospect of interest rates continuing to rise sharply amid the cost of living squeeze, plus the impact in recent weeks of higher mortgage borrowing costs on affordability, are likely to exert more significant downward pressure on house prices in the months ahead.

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Kinnaird adds that “this will undoubtedly be a cause of some concern for homeowners”, but points out that recent property price inflation has been unprecented.

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It’s important to look at slower growth in this context – since the start of the pandemic average property values have risen by around +23% (almost £55,000) with detached house prices up by more than £100,000 over the same period.”

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Interest rate expectations soared during the market panic following the mini-budget, with the Bank of England expected to raise rates towards 6% by next summer.

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The average rate on two and five-year fixed mortgages rose over 6% this week, and is expected to keep rising. That is pricing some people out of the market, and leaving others facing a jump in repayments when they remortage.

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⚠️ British house prices fell for the second time in three months in September in month-on-month terms and rising borrowing costs are likely to exert more downward pressure soon, mortgage lender Halifax said on Friday.

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Yesterday, UK bank bosses raised concerns over the state of the UK’s mortgage market at a high-level meeting at No 11 Downing Street.

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Kwasi Kwarteng is now considering extending the government’s mortgage guarantee scheme to help the market. That scheme lets banks and building societies buy a guarantee from the government on the slice of the mortgage between 80% and 95% of the property’s value, to protect them if a property is repossessed.

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Also coming up today

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The main event for the markets today should be September’s Non-Farm Payroll report, which will show how many jobs were created in America last month.

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Economists predict that hiring slowed, to around 250,000 from 315,000 in August, as rising interest rates slow economic growth. A weak jobs report could encourage the US Federall Reserve to slow its interest rate rises, which might weaken the dollar.

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With the current #US #market narrative being “bad is good”, markets are hoping for fairly weak non farm payroll (#NFP) numbers tonight.
However some commentators feel, #labour market weakness could take a while to happen. pic.twitter.com/0IITF7STPT

— Arjun G Nagarajan (@arjungn80) October 7, 2022

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The agenda

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  • 7am BST: Halifax house price index

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  • 7.45am BST: French trade balance for August

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  • 9.30am BST: UK labour productivity for Q2

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  • 1.3pm BST: US Non-Farm payroll report

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Important events

Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the world economy and the financial markets.

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The UK housing market is slowing, and the crisis caused by the government’s mini-budget will make it worse.

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That’s the verdict from Halifax this morning. It reports that the average house prices dipped in September, by 0.1%, leaving the average property now costing £293,835.

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The annual house price inflation rate slowed for the third month in a row, to 9.9% from 11.4%, the lowest rate since January.

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Kim Kinnaird, director at Halifax Mortgages, reports that house prices have been largely flat since June, as the markets entered “a more sustained period of slower growth”.

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Kinnaird warns that house prices will come under heavier downward pressure in the months ahead, from rising borrowing costs and the cost of living crisis:

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While stamp duty cuts, the short supply of homes for sale and a strong labour market all support house prices, the prospect of interest rates continuing to rise sharply amid the cost of living squeeze, plus the impact in recent weeks of higher mortgage borrowing costs on affordability, are likely to exert more significant downward pressure on house prices in the months ahead.

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Kinnaird adds that “this will undoubtedly be a cause of some concern for homeowners”, but points out that recent property price inflation has been unprecented.

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It’s important to look at slower growth in this context – since the start of the pandemic average property values have risen by around +23% (almost £55,000) with detached house prices up by more than £100,000 over the same period.”

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Interest rate expectations soared during the market panic following the mini-budget, with the Bank of England expected to raise rates towards 6% by next summer.

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The average rate on two and five-year fixed mortgages rose over 6% this week, and is expected to keep rising. That is pricing some people out of the market, and leaving others facing a jump in repayments when they remortage.

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⚠️ British house prices fell for the second time in three months in September in month-on-month terms and rising borrowing costs are likely to exert more downward pressure soon, mortgage lender Halifax said on Friday.

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Yesterday, UK bank bosses raised concerns over the state of the UK’s mortgage market at a high-level meeting at No 11 Downing Street.

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Kwasi Kwarteng is now considering extending the government’s mortgage guarantee scheme to help the market. That scheme lets banks and building societies buy a guarantee from the government on the slice of the mortgage between 80% and 95% of the property’s value, to protect them if a property is repossessed.

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Also coming up today

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The main event for the markets today should be September’s Non-Farm Payroll report, which will show how many jobs were created in America last month.

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Economists predict that hiring slowed, to around 250,000 from 315,000 in August, as rising interest rates slow economic growth. A weak jobs report could encourage the US Federall Reserve to slow its interest rate rises, which might weaken the dollar.

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With the current #US #market narrative being “bad is good”, markets are hoping for fairly weak non farm payroll (#NFP) numbers tonight.
However some commentators feel, #labour market weakness could take a while to happen. pic.twitter.com/0IITF7STPT

— Arjun G Nagarajan (@arjungn80) October 7, 2022

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The agenda

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  • 7am BST: Halifax house price index

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  • 7.45am BST: French trade balance for August

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  • 9.30am BST: UK labour productivity for Q2

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  • 1.3pm BST: US Non-Farm payroll report

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Introduction: UK house prices fell in September

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The UK housing market is slowing and the crisis caused by the government’s mini-budget will make it worse.

That’s the verdict from Halifax this morning. It reports that average house prices fell in September, by 0.1%, leaving the average property now costing £293,835.

The annual rate of home price inflation slowed for a third straight month to 9.9% from 11.4%, the lowest rate since January.

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Photo: Halifax

Kim Kinnairdmanager at Halifax Home loansIt says home prices have remained largely flat since June as markets entered “a more sustained period of slower growth.”

Kinnaird warns that house prices will come under more downward pressure in the coming months from rising borrowing costs and the cost of living crisis:

While stamp duty cuts, a lack of homes for sale and a strong labor market are supporting house prices, the prospect of interest rates continuing to rise amid a squeeze on the cost of living, plus the impact of higher mortgage costs in recent weeks loans. affordability, are likely to exert more significant downward pressure on house prices in the coming months.

Kinnaird he adds that “this will no doubt cause some concern for homeowners”, but points out that recent house price inflation has been unprecedented.

It is important to see the slower growth in this context – since the start of the pandemic average property values ​​have increased by around +23% (almost £55,000) with detached house prices increasing by more than £100,000 over the same period.” .

Interest rate expectations have soared during the market panic following the mini-budget, with the Bank of England expected to raise rates to 6% by next summer.

The average two- and five-year mortgage rate rose more than 6% this week and is expected to continue rising. This means some people drop out of the market and leave others facing a jump in repayments when they remortgage.

⚠️ British house prices fell for the second time in three months in September in month-on-month terms and rising borrowing costs are likely to exert more downward pressure soon, mortgage lender Halifax said on Friday.

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Yesterday, UK bank bosses raised concerns about the state of the UK mortgage market at a high-level meeting at No 11 Downing Street.

Kwasi Kwarteng is now considering extending the government’s mortgage guarantee scheme to help the market. This regime allows banks and construction companies to buy a guarantee from the government on the portion of the mortgage between 80% and 95% of the property’s value, to protect them in the event of a property being repossessed.

Also coming today

The main event for markets today should be September’s Non-Farm Payroll report, which will show how many jobs were created in America last month.

Economists forecast that hiring slowed, to about 250,000 from 315,000 in August, as rising interest rates slow economic growth. A weak jobs report could encourage the Federal Reserve to slow rate hikes, which could weaken the dollar.

With the current #US #market narrative being “bad is good”, markets are hoping for fairly weak non farm payroll (#NFP) numbers tonight.
However some commentators feel, #labour market weakness could take a while to happen. pic.twitter.com/0IITF7STPT

— Arjun G Nagarajan (@arjungn80) October 7, 2022

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THE AGENDA

  • 7 am BST: Halifax House Price Index

  • 7.45 am BST: France trade balance for August

  • 9.30 am BST: UK labor productivity for the second quarter

  • 1.3 p.m. BST: US Non-Farm Services Payroll Report

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